President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria can not continue to be a Father Christmas to the neighbouring countries in the guise of subsidy on the premium motor spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. Tinubu stated this at a meeting with the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) at Aso Rock on Friday. The President…
Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has advocated strong maintenance culture across public institutions and an end to the so-called ‘Nigerian culture’ in the management of public buildings. Speaking at the commissioning of two separate projects at the Osun State University on Friday, Governor Adeleke bemoaned the usual neglect of public buildings after…
The Reverend alleged that the Borno State and the Nigerian federal governments had given more freedom to the terrorist groups than the innocent Nigerians. A Borno State cleric, Reverend Kallamu Musa Ali Dikwa, has narrated how he was allegedly attacked by some gunmen who were “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists. SaharaReporters gathered that the incident happened…
The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun has Withdraw Petition against social media blackmailers whoallegedly defamed the newly inaugurated Speaker of the state. This was contained in a release signed by the Osun Speaker, Issued on Friday in Osogbo, the state capital and obtained by SAHEL STANDARD MEDIA. The statement partly…
Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has asked President Bola Tinubu to make use of traditional rulers to tackle the issue of insecurity in the country. The monarch spoke on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria (NCTRN) to the president at the State House Conference Center,…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi-Ojaja II has disclosed details of his meeting with President Bola Tinubu alongside other traditional rulers. Sahel Standard gathered that the National Council of Traditional Rulers had paid a courtesy visit to President Tinubu at the Villa on Friday. Addressing journalists after the meeting, the Ooni said the…
This new law will empower states, companies, and individuals to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in the country. The Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has signed the 2023 Electricity Act which is a replacement for the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005 into a law. The newly enacted law will de-monopolise Nigerian electricity generation,…
Every now and then, we are treated to the devastating impact of climate change on our environment. If it is not flood washing away homes and cities, it is the extreme weather conditions, such as heat waves and drought that alerts us to the danger facing our planet. But the question we have mostly failed…
A House of Representatives member-elect on the platform of the Labour Party, Godwin Amobi Ogar has expressed his surprise at the intelligence and preparedness of President Bola Tinubu, after his encounter with him. Amobi who was elected to represent the Isiuakwato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency of Abia State at the House of Representatives said he did not…
The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has identified dishonesty as one major drawback affecting public administration in the country. Speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Thursday, the 38-year-old Speaker of the 8th state Assembly said due to his age, some critics had underrated him. “I am a young man and…
